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HTML5 opens up a plethora of new avenues for application and game development on the web. Games can now be created and interacted with directly within HTML, with no need for users to download extra plugins, or for developers to learn new languages. Important new features such as the Canvas tag enable drawing directly onto the web page. The Audio tag allows sounds to be triggered and played from within your HTML code, the WebSockets API facilitates real-time communication, and the local storage API enables data such as high scores or game preferences to be kept on a user's computer for retrieval next time they play. All of these features and many more are covered within The Essential Guide to HTML5. The book begins at an introductory level, teaching the essentials of HTML5 and JavaScript through game development.
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Jeanine Meyer enjoys writing books on programming and related subjects. She likes making family photos and videos and interests such as origami and quizzes the focus of projects and hopes that inspires readers to build their projects on topics that are meaningful to them. Jeanine worked at IBM Research in robotics and manufacturing and then joined academia, now at Purchase College/SUNY. She earned degrees from the University of Chicago, Columbia University and New York University. Her hobbies (besides programming and origami) include learning piano, walking, cooking and eating, and volunteering for progressive candidates and causes.
